Abstract: Systems and methods for amplifying and/or attenuating audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system for selectively amplifying audio signals may include at least one microphone for capturing sounds from an environment of the user and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive an audio signal representative of sounds captured by the at least one microphone; determine whether the audio signal comprises speech by a user of the system; subject to the audio signal comprising speech by the user, modify the audio signal by attenuating a first part of the audio signal comprising the speech by the user; subject to the audio signal comprising audio other than speech by the user, modify the audio signal by amplifying a second part of the audio signal comprising audio other than the speech by the user; and transmit the modified audio signal to a hearing interface device.

Abstract: A system may include a wearable camera configured to capture images and a microphone configured to capture sounds. The system may also include a processor programmed to receive audio signals from the microphone and detect, based on analysis of the audio signals, a first audio signal associated with a first time period. The first audio signal may be representative of a voice of a single individual. The processor may also be programmed to detect, based on analysis of the audio signals, a second audio signal associated with a second time period. The second time period may be different from the first time period, and the second audio signal may be representative of overlapping voices of two or more individuals. The processor may further be programmed to selectively condition the first and second audio signals, and cause transmission of the conditioned first audio signal to a hearing interface device.

Abstract: System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may include at least one microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of a user; and at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive at least one audio signal representative of at least part of the sounds captured by the microphone; identify at least one word in the at least one audio signal; and in response to identifying the at least one word, cause feedback to be provided the user.

Abstract: A system for selectively amplifying audio signals may include a wearable camera configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user and a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of the user. The system may also include a processor programmed to: receive the plurality of images captured by the camera; identify a representation of at least one recognized individual in at least one of the plurality of images; receive audio signals representative of the sounds captured by the microphone; cause selective conditioning of at least one audio signal received by the microphone from a region associated with the at least one recognized individual; and cause transmission of the at least one conditioned audio signal to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

Abstract: A system may include a wearable camera configured to capture images and a microphone configured to capture sounds. The system may also include a processor programmed to receive the images; identify a representation of one or more individuals in the images; receive from the microphone a first audio signal associated with a voice; determine, based on analysis of the images, that the first audio signal is not associated with a voice of any of the one or more individuals; receive from the microphone a second audio signal associated with a voice; determine, based on analysis of the images, that the second audio signal is associated with a voice of one of the one or more individuals; and cause a first amplification of the first audio signal and a second amplification of the second audio signal. The first amplification may differ from the second amplification in one aspect.

Abstract: A system for selectively amplifying audio signals may include a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of a user. The system may also include a processor programmed to: receive audio signals representative of the sounds captured by the microphone; cause selective conditioning of at least one audio signal received by the microphone from a region associated with the recognized individual; and cause transmission of the at least one conditioned audio signal to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

Abstract: A hearing aid and related systems and methods are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may comprise a microphone and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an original audio signal representative of sounds captured by the microphone; determine that the original audio signal includes a voice of the user; process the original audio signal according to a first processing scheme to generate a first processed audio signal; transmit the first processed audio signal to a hearing interface device after a first time delay associated with the first processing scheme; determine that the original audio signal includes an additional sound; process the original audio signal according to a second processing scheme to generate a second processed audio signal; and transmit the second processed audio signal to the hearing interface device after a second time delay associated with the second processing scheme.

Abstract: A hearing aid system for individual identification of a hearing aid system may include a wearable camera, a microphone, and at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive a plurality of images captured by the wearable camera; receive audio signals representative of sounds captured by the microphone; and identify a first audio signal, from among the received audio signals, representative of a voice of a first individual. The processor may transcribe and store, in a memory, text corresponding to speech associated with the voice of the first individual and determine whether the first individual is a recognized individual. If the first individual is a recognized individual, the processor may associate an identifier of the first recognized individual with the stored text corresponding to the speech associated with the voice of the first individual.

Abstract: System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may comprise a wearable camera configured to capture images from an environment of a user; a microphone; and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an audio signal representative of sounds captured by the microphone during a time period; and receive the images captured by the wearable camera. The processor may process the audio signal in a first mode based on audio data accumulated in a buffer prior to the time period; detect a change in the active speaker from the first individual to a second individual; and cease processing in the first mode and process the audio signal in a second mode that differs from the first mode.

Abstract: A system for selectively amplifying audio signals may include a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of a user. The system may also include a processor programmed to: receive audio signals representative of the sounds captured by the microphone; cause selective conditioning of at least one audio signal received by the microphone from a region associated with the recognized individual; and cause transmission of the at least one conditioned audio signal to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

Abstract: A system for generating processed audio signals may include an earphone comprising a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of the earphone, a first communication component, and a first processor; and an earphone case comprising an earphone compartment configured to receive the earphone, a second communication component, and a second processor. The first processor may be programmed to receive a captured audio signal representative of the sounds captured by the microphone; and transmit the captured audio signal via the first communication component. The second processor may be programmed to receive the captured audio signal via the second communication component; generate a processed audio signal based on analysis of the captured audio signal; and transmit the processed audio signal via the second communication component to the first communication component.

Abstract: System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may comprise a wearable camera configured to capture images from an environment of a user; a microphone configured to capture sounds from the environment of the user; and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive at least one image of the plurality of images, the at least one image comprising a plurality of image portions associated with corresponding image portion timestamps; receive at least one audio signal representative of the sounds captured by the at least one microphone; identify an audio timestamp associated with a portion of the audio signal; identify an image portion from among the plurality of image portions, the image portion having an image portion timestamp associated with the audio timestamp; and analyze the image portion to identify a voice originating from an object represented in the image.

Abstract: System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may include a wearable device. The wearable device may include a microphone having an audio sensor configured to capture the audio signals from an environment of the user; and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive the audio signals captured by the microphone; analyze the audio signals to generate a transcription; generate a summary of the transcription; cause the summary to be displayed to the user; receive a confirmation input from the user indicating that the displayed summary is correct; and cause the displayed summary to be stored.

Abstract: A hearing aid and related systems and methods. In one implementation, a hearing aid system may comprise a wearable camera configured to capture images from an environment of a user, a microphone configured to capture sounds from the environment of the user, and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive images captured by the camera; receive audio signals representative of sounds captured by the microphone; operate in a first mode to cause a first selective conditioning of a first audio signal; determine, based on analysis of at least one of the images or the audio signals, to switch to a second mode to cause a second selective conditioning of the first audio signal; and cause transmission of the first audio signal selectively conditioned in the second mode to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

Abstract: A wearable device may include an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment, a microphone configured to capture sounds from the environment, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to receive audio signals representative of the sounds captured by the at least one microphone, and receive a first image including a representation of a first individual from among the plurality of images captured by the image sensor. The at least one processor may also be programmed to obtain a first audio segment from the audio signals using the first image. The first audio segment may include a first portion of the audio signals in which the first individual is speaking. The at least one processor may also be programmed to receive a second image including a representation of a second individual from among the plurality of images captured by the image sensor, and obtain a second audio segment from the audio signals using the second image.

Abstract: A hearing aid system for generating processed audio signals may include at least one processor. The processor may be configured to receive an audio signal representative of the sounds captured by the at least one microphone; generate a processed audio signal based on analysis of the audio signal; determine a quality degradation of at least one aspect of the processed audio signal; and provide an auditory cue to the user indicating the quality degradation.

Abstract: A wearable device may include a housing, a sensor in the housing configured to generate an output, and a transmitter in the housing. The wearable device may also include a processor programmed to alternatively operate in a normal radiation mode and a low radiation mode. The transmitter may be permitted to function at a normal capacity when operating in the normal radiation mode and may be caused to function at a reduced capacity when operating in the low radiation mode. During operation at the normal capacity, the transmitter may transmit at a higher radiation intensity than during operation at the reduced capacity. The processor may also be programmed to detect, based on the output generated by the sensor, whether the housing is currently worn by the user, and cause the transmitter to operate in the low radiation mode after detecting that the housing is being worn by the user.

Abstract: A system may include a wearable camera configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user and a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of the user. The system may also include a processor programmed to receive the images; identify a representation of an individual in one of the images; identify a lip movement associated with a mouth of the individual, based on analysis of the images; receive audio signals representative of the sounds; identify, based on analysis of the sounds, an audio signal associated with a voice of the individual; and cause transmission of the audio signal to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus is provided. The wearable apparatus may include: a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user; and at least one processor programmed to: receive, from the wearable image sensor, a facial image of an individual with whom a user interacted in a first interaction during a time window; receive sound data captured in a vicinity of the image sensor during a part of the time window; process the sound data to identify a key word; store an association between the key word and the facial image; receive another facial image of the individual during a second interaction; determine that the individual is the individual in the second interaction; access the memory to locate the key word from the first interaction; and cause a display of the key word on a display visible to the user.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus and methods may analyze images. In one implementation, a wearable apparatus for capturing and processing images may comprise a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user of the wearable apparatus and at least one programming device. The at least one processing device may be programmed to: perform a first analysis of the plurality of images to detect at least two persons; perform a second analysis of the plurality of images to determine association information related to the at least two detected persons; and update a social representation based on the determined association information.